Is NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T) pathogenic?

NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T) is classified Uncertain significance in NOTCH3 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2018-01-12). Absent from gnomAD v4.1; Associated with cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1.

How common is NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T) in the general population?

NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

NOTCH3 p.Ala5=

Q: What condition is associated with NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T)?

NOTCH3 p.Ala5= (c.15C>T) is associated with cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1 (ClinVar).

Q: How is Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy-subcortical infarcts-leukoencephalopathy inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

c.15C>T · rs2047007824 · VCV888716

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Not reported

no allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 584,176)

Conditions

cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 5.1	GERP 0.63, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	15.74	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

No allele count reported in gnomAD v4.1 (AN 584,176). This is missing data, not an absence: the variant may or may not be present in gnomAD. Rarity (ACMG PM2) and BA1/BS1 cannot be assessed for it.

Variant & gene context

Gene: NOTCH3
Protein: p.Ala5=
Coding: c.15C>T
MANE Select: NM_000435
dbSNP: rs2047007824
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr19:15200891 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.566 · pLI <0.01 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 61.79 · 6 PDB
Residue 5: the 'disordered' region

Full NOTCH3 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

cerebral arteriopathy, autosomal dominant, with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, type 1 — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy-subcortical infarcts-leukoencephalopathy (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant
Onset: Adult
Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe)

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Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/notch3-p-ala5 (accessed [today's date]).

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